Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families
facing the problems associated with life-limiting illness. Referral to specialist palliative care …

Background The provision of palliative care for severe COPD remains low, resulting in
unmet needs in patients and carers. Research Questions What are the palliative care needs …

2007 is a landmark year for palliative care: 40 years since the first hospice, St Christopher's,
opened in the UK, and 20 years since palliative medicine was first recognized as a medical …

One of the major successes of modern medicine has been the integration of the ethos,
knowledge and skills of palliative care into the standard care of patients with progressive …

This article describes health and social care professionals' perceptions of palliative care and
facilitators and barriers to the delivery of such care for patients with advanced chronic …

Palliative care discussions should occur at the time of diagnosis of a chronic, progressive
disease, providing the patient with full informed consent for all treatment options. If the …

Palliative care is beginning new wave, one driven by the idea that palliative care should be
available to all patients entering the last years of life. The seeds of such change have been …

This article emphasizes the shifting paradigm of palliative care from cancer patients to vital
organ failure in chronic diseases. It offers a view about a type of palliative care for patients …

Although the number of older adults in the United States with dementia continues to grow, 1
and the landscape of dementia care is rapidly evolving. In 2023, the Food and Drug …

This brand new edition pulls together the most up-to-date information on this complex,
multidisciplinary area in a practical, user-friendly manner. It deals with the important social …